Me and my partner are purchasing our first house. Our solicitor has messagedto see if we wish to purchase additional conveyancing searches. We are really unsure what's appropriate for conveyancing in Hampton Hill

The range of Hampton Hill conveyancing searches should be dictated primarily on the premises, the location, the probability of any of these risks, your familiarity of the locality and risks, your overall approach to risk. What is important is that you properly comprehend what information the searches could give you. You may then decide if you consider that you need that search. Should you be unclear, ask your conveyancing practitioner to guide you.

I have todaydiscovered that Arc property Solicitors have been shut down. They conducted my conveyancing in Hampton Hill for a purchase of a leasehold flat 10 months ago. How can I check that my home is not still registered in the name of the former proprietor?

The quickest method to see if the property is in your name, you can carry out a search of the land registry (£3.00). You can either do this yourself or ask a law firm to do this for you. If you are not registered you can seek help from one of a number of Hampton Hill conveyancing specialists.

I have been on the look out for a leasehold apartment up to £245,000 and identified one close by in Hampton Hill I like with amenity areas and station in the vicinity, however it only has 61 years on the lease. There is not much else in Hampton Hill in this price bracket, so just wondered if I would be making a grave error purchasing a short lease?

If you need a home loan the remaining unexpired lease term will be an issue. Reduce the price by the amount the lease extension will cost if not already taken into account. If the existing owner has owned the property for a minimum of twenty four months you may request that they commence the lease extension formalities and pass it to you. An additional ninety years can be extended on to the existing lease term with a zero ground rent applied. You should speak to your conveyancing lawyer regarding this matter.

Are there any apps to help locate a Hampton Hill solicitor on the Yorkshire Building Society conveyancing panel? I have a car and am happy to travel upto 10miles to meet the solicitor.

You can use the search on this page. Please select a lender and your location and you will see a number of Hampton Hill conveyancing lawyers located nearest you. We have detailed some Hampton Hill conveyancing firms at the bottom of this page and you can call them to check if they are on the Yorkshire Building Society approved list

We are a couple of weeks into a leasehold purchase having been recommend to a firm by the high street agent to carry out the conveyancing in Hampton Hill. I am am starting to be frustrated with the level of service. Could you help me find new solicitors?

They would have to be very bad in order to consider diss instructing them. Has the mortgage offer been sent? If so you will need to make them aware of the replacement lawyer and ensure the offer are re-sent. Your solicitor ideally needs to be on the banks panel to avoid added charges and frustration. So that should be your first question of the new lawyers. The find a solicitor tool will assist you in finding a lender approved lawyer for your home move in Hampton Hill